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Yes, I'm still amazed by that turnaround, so it must have been far more startling and wondrous for a Demons fan. Halfway through the third, I was starting to get quite morose, thinking that the Bulldogs had weathered the early storm and not only were they going to inexorably grind out a victory, but the @@@@ing Bont was going to collect the Norm Smith. Then out of nowhere, 16 out of the last 17 goals.
And I do like these sentences, that Titus used to give context and to accentuate the gloom that was descending on him, prior to the truly remarkable momentum swing: "fifty-seven years of going to games when you knew more often than not, that not only would you not taste victory, you were going to get belted. So many of us over those years weren’t at the snow. We were at the bloody MCG, in the cold, in those old red seats of the Olympic Stand, watching our club be embarrassed on a weekly basis and paying for the privilege."
All the dark memories and emotions rising to the surface, only to be vanquished by the mind altering rush, of goal, after goal, after goal.
On the other side, I think that sort of drubbing, will lead to a certain amount of mental scarring for the Bulldogs. I think it's comparable to GWS of 2019. There was probably a similar amount of swagger and the belief that if they were on, then no team could go with them. Then the belting that Richmond gave them in the GF shattered that belief. Next season, I suspect that their confidence was greatly diminished, and despite all their top end talent, they never really looked like making the finals. I think next season for the Bulldogs, will be similar: a season where they struggle with the realisation, that their best, was nowhere near good enough.
And I do like these sentences, that Titus used to give context and to accentuate the gloom that was descending on him, prior to the truly remarkable momentum swing: "fifty-seven years of going to games when you knew more often than not, that not only would you not taste victory, you were going to get belted. So many of us over those years weren’t at the snow. We were at the bloody MCG, in the cold, in those old red seats of the Olympic Stand, watching our club be embarrassed on a weekly basis and paying for the privilege."
All the dark memories and emotions rising to the surface, only to be vanquished by the mind altering rush, of goal, after goal, after goal.
On the other side, I think that sort of drubbing, will lead to a certain amount of mental scarring for the Bulldogs. I think it's comparable to GWS of 2019. There was probably a similar amount of swagger and the belief that if they were on, then no team could go with them. Then the belting that Richmond gave them in the GF shattered that belief. Next season, I suspect that their confidence was greatly diminished, and despite all their top end talent, they never really looked like making the finals. I think next season for the Bulldogs, will be similar: a season where they struggle with the realisation, that their best, was nowhere near good enough.
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